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chief correspondent jim angle is live in washington with more. hi, jim. >> reporter: hello, jenna. what started out as an effort to by ronald reagan to help people in rural areas to have a phone in case of emergencies what critics suspect is a new welfare program, listen. >> the cost has gone from $143 million a few years ago, to $2.2 billion today, a 15 times increase. >> reporter: now the cost of the program lept after cell phones were added in 2008. only those on low income programs such as welfare and food stamps legally qualify. but lawmakers say the program is out of control. >> i got a solicitation for a free phone at my apartment which is certainly not in a building where you're going to have people who are qualified for free phones. there is clearly money being wasted here. >> the fcc said in a recent year there were 270,000 beneficiaries that had more than one of these subsidized cell phones that is completely against the law right there. >> reporter: now funded by a small tax on all phone bills you can see it on yours, the program has exploded with companies advertising
chief correspondent jim angle is live in washington with more. hi, jim. >> reporter: hello, jenna. what started out as an effort to by ronald reagan to help people in rural areas to have a phone in case of emergencies what critics suspect is a new welfare program, listen. >> the cost has gone from $143 million a few years ago, to $2.2 billion today, a 15 times increase. >> reporter: now the cost of the program lept after cell phones were added in 2008. only those on low income...
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i would like my son, jeff, and jim, the ceo of the west coast that have endured many battles. we share the property, share the privilege with boston properties and thank you for the opportunity to develop such a wonderful high quality energy efficient building that we are going to be so proud of. thank you for the opportunity. [ applause ] >> thank you, jerry, very much for those comments. now our final speaker is zuckerman. a man who needs no introduction and a man who i have a tremendous amount of respect for and incredible inspiration to me. he has worked his entire life in numerous capacity to make this a better world. a publishing magnet, he's the chairman and editor of the new york world world -- report and a regular commentator on the mclaunch group. the council or foreign releases and washington for studies and strategic studies and vice-chair of the international peace institute. he's also the vice chairman for the public schools and a past president of the board of trust ee financing for the cancer center in boston. he has helped in many areas in journalism and many
i would like my son, jeff, and jim, the ceo of the west coast that have endured many battles. we share the property, share the privilege with boston properties and thank you for the opportunity to develop such a wonderful high quality energy efficient building that we are going to be so proud of. thank you for the opportunity. [ applause ] >> thank you, jerry, very much for those comments. now our final speaker is zuckerman. a man who needs no introduction and a man who i have a...
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hi tim. >> caller: it's jim. >> stephanie: okay then, hi, jim. >> caller: that's all right. i think the last guy was a little drunk but that's all right. two quick points. if this had had been a republican president i think he would have dedicated to how he allowed a terrorist act to take place. second point is -- >> stephanie: okay. are you going to compare this to 9-11? >> caller: one last point, i will be quiet. i promise. how about after 9-11, everyone was saying how george bush took everyone's freedoms away and obama was going to restore the freedoms, all of that. what happened to all of that? >> i have a problem with that. the patriot act should have been repealed. i have a problem with that. >> caller: so obama doubles the number of federal wiretaps. he expanded the patriot act. how are we more free with obama as president? >> stephanie: the difference is we do talk about that on the left. >> it is not because he's -- >> stephanie: not everything is cut-and-dried. i agree with the public safety exemption that he was not read miranda rights. but i disagree with john mc
hi tim. >> caller: it's jim. >> stephanie: okay then, hi, jim. >> caller: that's all right. i think the last guy was a little drunk but that's all right. two quick points. if this had had been a republican president i think he would have dedicated to how he allowed a terrorist act to take place. second point is -- >> stephanie: okay. are you going to compare this to 9-11? >> caller: one last point, i will be quiet. i promise. how about after 9-11, everyone was...